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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Todd K. Whitehurst, Valencia, CA (US);
Rafael Carbunaru, Valley Village, CA (US);
Kerry Bradley, Glendale, CA (US);
James P. Mcgivern, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Matthew I. Haller, Valley Village, CA (US);
Tom Xiaohai He, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Janusz A. Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Todd K. Whitehurst, Valencia, CA (US);
Rafael Carbunaru, Valley Village, CA (US);
Kerry Bradley, Glendale, CA (US);
James P. McGivern, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Matthew I. Haller, Valley Village, CA (US);
Tom Xiaohai He, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Janusz A. Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
Miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., microstimulators) with programmably configurable electrodes allow, among other things, steering of the electric fields created. In addition, the microstimulators are capable of producing unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs).